A graduate of gettysburg college, he lives in pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author eileen spinelli. My favorite personal quality of the author is that the author actually wrote a book about his childhood. Wedged between sometimes painful, more often hilarious scenes of preadolescent and adolescent angst are quiet, contemplative moments when young spinelli develops his artistic imagination replaying the days events and pondering such mysteries as. Knots in my yoyo string by jerry spinelli scholastic. But, oh, the imagination that could interpret a radio broadcast, or the curious spirit that could wonder just how the knots really got in his yoyo string. Knots in my yoyo string in this book i admired many of the authors personal qualities. Knots in my yoyo string paperback by jerry spinelli. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. Read knots in my yoyo string by jerry spinelli available from rakuten kobo. Click download or read online button to get knots in my yo yo string book now. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Knots in my yoyo string paperback april 28, 1998 by jerry spinelli author. Spinelli has said his best experience as a writer was being a kid and growing up.
Seuss to dora the explorer, random house has books featuring your favorite characters. Then i feel the pliers grip the end of the nail on my right index finger, and cold sweat pours from me, and i feel the tug of the pliers and then the pain beginsand i sing. Jerry spinelli this italianamerican newbery medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in. A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and. Because he was afraid to take risks and fail, he did not excel at some things, such as coloring contests or basketball. I also played with little green soldiers, maybe two inches high. About the book a master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razors edge between childhood and fullfledged adolescence the washington post.
Excerpt from jerry spinellis book, knots in my yoyo string. What is the theme of knots in my yoyo string answers. Jerry spinelli talks about his life as a kid, but he also weaves his experiences into how being a kid has helped him as a writer. The autobiography of a kid jerry spinelli snippet view 1998. In his book he takes the reader from his first memories as a child to high school. A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razors edge between childhood and fullfledged adolescence the washington post. Newbery medalist jerry spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his bestselling fiction. But, oh, the imagination that could interpret a radio broadcast, or the curious spirit that could wonder just how the knots really got in his yo yo string.
Start studying lesson 2 knots in my yoyo string vocabulary. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book has almost everything about jerry spinelli. War was a game, guns were toys, death an amusement ride. Knots in my yo yo string download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading knots in my yoyo string. Knots in my yoyo string is a book that tells of childhood memories.
Knots in my yoyo string book columbus metropolitan. He has the reader reliving his first kiss, first fight, first trip to the principals office, first. The best part of the adventurous book knots in my yo yo string is were jerry spinelli he learns a great lesson that you cant always be the best that you always want to be but you can always work up to it and i think that this is a very important thing to know. No, spinelli wasnt a reader growing up cereal boxes and comic books were pretty much it. This italianamerican newbery medalist presents a humorous account of his childhood and youth in norristown, pennsylvania. One is of his parents happily posing at the beach 6 months before his birth. This journeys grade 6 supplemental pack is created to supplement unit 1, lessons 15 the school story, knots in my yoyo string, the making of a book, the aces phone, and the myers family. Jerry spinelli knots in my yoyo string knots in my yoyo string. A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razors edge between childhood and fullfledged adolescence the washington post, from first memories through high school, including first kiss. Knots in my yoyo string by jerry spinelli overdrive. Knots in my yoyo string kindle edition by spinelli. Newbery medalist jerry spinelli has penned his early auto. Knots in my yoyo string is sprinkled with family snaps of the period.
Spinelli was born in norristown, pa and has the fondest memories of his childhood where he was raised this work is considered a variation on spinellis autobiography. Summary of knots in my yo yo string by jerry spinellis. Knots in my yoyo string by jerry spinelli, 1999, scholastic edition, in english. Early on i learned, without anyone actually telling me, that in this world it is not enough just to be. This book is dedicated to alexis kay haverhals she is my peanut butter to my jelly. Everything in his life was neat and tidyexcept for his yoyo. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the pageunitweek references in. Log in you must be logged into bookshare to access this title. The second quality i admired most about the author is when he was a child he went to church every sunday of his life. A summary of knots in my yoyo string by jerry spinelli. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This is a autobiography about jerry spinelli, a newberry medalist and excellent childrens author. Newbery medalist jerry spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of. Vocabulary and writing are emphasized and an essential question is included. How many of us ever stop to consider that our own parents were once young, in love, and with the whole world at their feet.
Wedged between sometimes painful, more often hilarious scenes of preadolescent and adolescent angst are quiet, contemplative moments when young spinelli develops his artistic imagination replaying the days events and pondering such mysteries as time, space and the origin of knots in his yoyo string. As spinelli effortlessly spins the story of an ordinary pennsylvania boy, he also documents the. Knots in my yoyo string biographynonfictionchildhoodcoming of agesports i love this book. For a full list of book recommendations try search by theme. Join eileen and jerry to learn about the inspiration and history behind stargirl, milkweed, summerhouse time, knots in my yoyo string and to the most recent today i. Knots in my yoyo string kindle edition by spinelli, jerry. This supplemental pack is aligned to the journeys 2014 and 2017 curriculum for 6th grade. Throughout his reminiscing, spinelli points out the influences that ultimately turned him into a writer. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles. Lesson 2 knots in my yoyo string vocabulary flashcards. The book describes the life of spinelli from the time he was a child to the time he was a senior. Sammy threw the ball too hard, and sammys father had to chase after the ball. Knots in my yoyo string knots in my yoyo string jerry.
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